Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition

Summary:

New author Kala Shipley has spent her career working with children's nutrition programs. She brings a fresh perspective to the latest edition of this comprehensive course on nutrition from weaning through adolescence. Includes important information in childhood weight control and obesity, exercise, growth and development, supplementation, hyperactivity, more.

Objectives:

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of nutrition guidelines, tools to assess nutritional status and resources to address nutrition-related influences and concerns during childhood and adolescence. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:

Describe the nutrition guidelines for healthy eating for children and adolescents and how growth and development are assessed

Identify environmental, cultural, socioeconomic and family influences for the prevention of childhood overweight

Understand legislation that influences the school meals program and how this program can improve the health and academic success of students

State pros and cons of vitamin/mineral supplements for children and adolescents

Define food allergies and discuss methods of diagnosing and treating

State scientifically documented relationships between hyperactivity and food, psychoses/behavior and food, and performance/learning abilities and food

State why nutritional counseling and intervention strategies should be targeted at the teen himself or herself rather than the parents

State three areas of concern regarding nutrition in adolescent athletes and state how to evaluate the diet for adequacy

Describe the following nutrition-related problems and list how to treat or prevent: nutritional anemias, obesity, anorexia and bulimia

State the nutrition problems related to fast food consumption and list three optimal meal choices to minimize these problems

Describe food jags, at what ages they usually occur and how parents can best handle them

Describe the influence television has on children’s food choices and recommend two ways for parents to cope with it

Discuss the ramifications of high-serum cholesterol in children, including etiology of atherosclerosis, risk assessment and measuring techniques, and treatment modalities

Discuss how nutrition affects dental health

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Accreditation Information

This course is intended for an interprofessional audience, including dietitians, health educators, and fitness professionals.

Fitness professionals: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

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OnCourse Learning is recognized by the American Council on Exercise as a Continuing Education Specialist (provider #250164). This course is approved for 0.9 ACE CEC.

OnCourse Learning is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Committee as an approved provider of continuing education (provider #A1074). This course is approved for 0.9 CEU of continuing education for the CSCS & NSCA-CPT (expired 12/31/16).

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that Nutrition Dimension meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2010 to 2013 (provider #681205). ACSM’s Professional Education Committee certifies that OnCourse Learning meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2013 to December 2019 (provider #730441). This course is approved for 9.0 ACSM CEC. ACSM approved providership of these programs does not imply endorsement of the sponsoring organization’s products/services.

Unless stated above, the planners and authors of this course have declared no relevant conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity. OnCourse Learning guarantees this educational activity is free from bias.